Perry County, AR is a small rural county located in the central portion of Arkansas. It has a population of approximately 10,000 and is governed by the Perry County Quorum Court, which is made up of members who are elected from each of the county's five magisterial districts. Each member serves for a four-year term and is responsible for enacting ordinances that govern local decisions in Perry County. The county also has a representative in the Arkansas State House of Representatives, who helps to advocate for the interests and needs of Perry County residents. In addition, there are active political organizations in the area such as the Perry County Republican Party – which works to support Republican candidates and promote their values within the community – as well as other groups representing different points of view. All these factors help to ensure that politics in Perry County remain vibrant and engaging for its citizens.
The political climate in Perry County, AR is very conservative.
In Perry County, AR 21.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 21.9%.
Perry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Perry County, AR is very conservative.
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metro Area is leaning conservative.
Arkansas is strongly conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Perry, Arkansas: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Perry County, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 234 contributions totaling $17,697 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $12,979 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $324 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)